Letter from George Quilty to Eliza Quilty

by: Quilty, George A.

Publication date: 186x-08-28

Usage: Attribution 4.0 International

Topics: Correspondence, Quilty, Elizabeth "Eliza", United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865, Rural families - Vermont, Letters, Manuscripts

Collection: middlebury-historic-texts; middleburycollege; americana

Language: english-handwritten

Letter written by George A. Quilty to his sister, Eliza Quilty.

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                                Conscripts Camp
                                  Fair Haven
                              Sunday Aug 28 Conn
Sister Eliza
	Here I am car
and happy as a lask with not a
thing to mas my happiness. I
arrived here safe and sound after
after a dusty ride of two (20) miles
and was placed in the third
story of a dusty lovous old building
these being no less than 500 on the
same floor however I enjoyed
myself tip top. Our grub is not
the best nor the loosest. It just goes
down and that all. Pickpockets
are thicker than lice on a solet-
Ier's shit button and not a night
passes but some body losses some
thing but as yet I am safe these
                 [page break]
tare about 600 Vermonters
here and we all bunk all
to gether. Last night was my last
night though. I was detailed
to day one of the best in the U.S
they live high and have as
good quarters as the officers I
will stay here my time out
tell this to ma and she will
All right. Here is an old sergeant
Punishing me up and I will have
To be in last  Your Brother
                                       Geroge
Address
G A guilty Conscript
Camp Fair Haven lane
                     In base of Elmore
                                       Briggs
             [page break]
Dear Katie
        I received this letter
last-night-it must
have been in the office
two or three days as it
was witten on Sunday.
why didnt ma get the
money from [luke?] when
he was at home he had
his money with him. He 
says he cant let her have
It now for 2 or 3 weeks
he didnt come down till
last-night with my page,
 walter Has not come home
yet-we expect him to morrow
then I will know when Bell
will come perhaps she will
come with him I shouldnt
be at all surprised to see her.
I can tell you I have not
had much time to rest since
I have been here. I bet Mary
             [page break]
have a party yesterday
that left me pretty for a
while. Bella Brown was here
all the afternoon Ella Brown
has gone to Brandon to Heckies
you go and call on her she
Intends to go and see you
but you had better go and
call on her. Mrs Dyer was in
here this afternoon to see me
she sends her love to Ma and
says she would give any thing
to see her when is John going
I cant very well come home 
yet while Bell is gone  how
Is Ma give my love to all
good night
                   Eliza